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Re: hotplug and ifup



On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 12:23:19PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> In other words, the default is for the interface to be left alone, unless
> the user explicitly configures it to be hotplugged?  I suppose this is
> safest for now, but it would be nice if 'auto' applied.

auto means "bring the interface up on boot"; that's not the same as "bring
the interface up hotplug event". So I don't think that idea's feasible.

Cheers,
aj

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